The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 238 Adding fuel to the flames
Situ Ye and the man surnamed Chen discussed the matter openly in front of the soldiers.

After Situ Ye returned, he informed Chen Zhengwei to see how to arrange things.

The other party will also try to contact miners in other mining areas during this period.

As long as Chen Zhengwei could arrange enough boats, they could even revolt and kill the guards.

After mining here for more than ten years, these people had almost lost hope for the future, but unexpectedly they suddenly had a chance to see the light again.

There were no opportunities before, and there was nowhere to go.

Now they would do anything for this opportunity.

Situ Ye chatted with the other party for an hour and then left. The man surnamed Chen returned to the mine with some anticipation and restlessness in his heart.

As soon as I got back, I was surrounded by people.

"Chen Yonglu, was there someone from the country here just now?"

With the death of Weng Derong, the remaining people formed cliques and factions, among which Chen Yonglu was the largest faction in the mining area.

But there are others besides Chen Yonglu.

After all, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is gone, and not everyone sticks to the same old ways.

To put it bluntly, no matter when, as long as there are people, there will be people who take the lead and there will be people who are restless.

The person who was asking the question at this time was the leader of another group, named Wen Bingzhong, who was originally just a sergeant.

However, he managed to win over a group of people by relying on his force and prestige.

"Let's talk about it tonight!" Chen Yonglu said. Although the two sides were usually not harmonious, there were no major conflicts.

Besides, this matter concerns everyone.

In the evening, after returning to the camp, Chen Yonglu and several others got together and talked about what had happened.

The others looked at each other, then were immediately shocked.

"Really? Are they really going to take us to America? What are we going to do there?"

"No matter what we do, it's better than mining here. But there are so many of us, will they take all of us? Even if they are willing to take them, can they really transport them away?" Wen Bingzhong said, pulling Chen Yonglu.

"I guess it will be the same as before, fighting with knives and guns!" said Chen Yonglu.

"They didn't expect that we have so many people. We have to go back and contact them. It takes a month to go back and forth, and then they will contact us again. I think they want all of us!" said Chen Yonglu.

If he didn't want it all, he wouldn't tell these people.

Otherwise, who will leave and who will stay? Will those who stay be willing? Maybe it will ruin things!

"As long as I can have a full meal, I'd be willing to fight with a knife. At least when I die, I can be a well-fed ghost!" Someone shouted immediately.

"We've endured all these years. We can afford to wait a few more months, let alone one month. I just hope this can really work!" Wen Bingzhong said in a deep voice.

"Since the other party has found this place, this must be true. The only thing we need to worry about is whether we can get so many people and how to transport them!" Chen Yonglu was not sure, but seeing the excitement in everyone's eyes, he did not say much.

There is no chance at all in this place, everyone is so lifeless. Now that we finally have a chance, let's make them happy first.

"But don't make this public for now. Just keep it to yourself. If the natives find out, none of us will be able to leave! We also need to contact the people in other mining areas!"

After Situ Ye left, he was not in a hurry to return.

He also had to inquire about other mining areas, mainly to find out who had the highest prestige in these mining areas and what their character was like.

This is also what Chen Zhengwei instructed.

But there was a small accident. The next day, just after I got off the boat, I was hit from behind, and then I felt someone pulling my waist.

"Fuck, thief! Catch him!" Situ Ye cursed, and the others around him immediately chased after him, but the other party quickly disappeared into the crowd as if he was familiar with the route.

Situ Ye was so angry that his eyes turned red after having seventy or eighty British pound silver coins stolen. He even put his hand on the gun at his waist. However, when he thought that this was not his territory, he angrily let the matter go.

As for the local police, they stood at a distance and watched the fun with a mocking look on their faces, with no intention of intervening at all.

Fortunately, the other people still had money in their pockets, so today's affairs were not delayed.

Situ Ye visited several other mining areas in the next few days.

Every time they would pay off the soldiers around the mining area and then call a few Chinese people in to question them.

It was not until the fourth day that Situ Ye returned to the mining area where he had visited on the first day and asked the soldiers to find Chen Yonglu.

This time, Chen Yonglu was accompanied by a man who looked to be about 40 years old, not tall but very strong, with messy hair, and also wearing only a pair of tattered pants.

"We need someone who is familiar with the situation here. Are you willing to go back with us?" Situ Ye asked directly.

He had inquired about it these past two days and found out that he could secretly buy a miner for only fifty eagle dollars.

The miner would then appear in the death toll each month.

Hearing this, Chen Yonglu's body trembled slightly, his eyes full of surprise.

Of course he wanted to leave here.

But after hesitating for a long time, Chen Yonglu glanced at the people around him and said, "Take him away! He is very familiar with the situation here!"

"I can stay here and contact other people!"

Wen Bingzhong was next to Chen Yonglu. When he saw the soldiers going to find Chen Yonglu, he followed them to see what was happening.

He didn't say anything just now. Even when Situ Ye said he wanted to take someone away, he just kept looking at Situ Ye and the others.

When he heard Chen Yonglu's words at this time, he turned his head and looked at Chen Yonglu in surprise.

"You go with us and see the situation! If this works, it would be the best. Even if it doesn't, you can find a chance to come back and save us outside. After all, you are younger than me and in better health!" Chen Yonglu whispered to him.

"I swear! As long as I don't die, I will definitely come back!" Wen Bingzhong was a little moved and said seriously.

He knew how rare this opportunity was.

"Sure! What's his name?" Situ Ye didn't care. He made inquiries for a few days and decided to bring someone back with him.

"Wen Bingzhong!" Wen Bingzhong said directly.

Then Situ Ye asked several Germans and a Spanish translator to take money to find the captain of the soldiers here, and spent some money to buy Wen Bingzhong.

When the shackles on his feet were opened, Wen Bingzhong was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

"Old Chen, go back and tell my brothers! I'll go check out the situation and will definitely come back to pick them up!" Wen Bingzhong said before leaving.

……

Auckland.

William Pinkerton stood on the platform carrying his suitcase. He looked back in the direction of San Francisco and got on the train without looking back.

David Brown put the box away, then sat down and said to William Pinkerton, who had a gloomy face:

"Don't think too much, we will be back!"

"I know!" William Pinkerton nodded heavily.

He would surely come back and hang the Chinaman himself.

In a few days, the Pinkerton Detective Agency withdrew from San Francisco, and even the detectives in Sacramento terminated their mission and evacuated. Of course, they also hid some people in San Francisco and California. These people were originally responsible for gathering information, as well as a very small number of civilian staff.

They stayed here so that they could get timely news from San Francisco.

Most of the detectives and reserve detectives withdrawn from San Francisco were sent directly to other areas, and only a very small number were transferred back to Chicago.

Chicago is developing very fast now, social security is in chaos, and there is a shortage of manpower there.

Among the people that Chen Zhengwei asked Green to bribe, two reserve detectives were transferred back to Chicago.

……

"Last night, Carlos' men captured Jamie Mays's men and asked Jamie Mays to release Carlos!" Dapolon came to Chen Zhengwei with the news he had just obtained.

"Do you think Carlos is dead or alive now?" Chen Zhengwei said, leaning on the sofa.

Carlos had been captured by Jamie Mays for several days. He had been tortured long ago, but he had not been released yet. He estimated that Carlos might have been beaten to death.

"I don't know!" Great Poland shook his head.

"Have someone keep watching!" said Chen Zhengwei.

If Carlos was killed, then things were going better than he expected.

Juan will never give up.

"Also, arrange some people to sell books! Give them 20 cents for each book sold." Chen Zhengwei ordered.

"Boss, if I heard correctly, you will let my people sell books?" Big Poland's face was full of surprise.

He really didn't know what Chen Zhengwei was thinking about this matter.

Whether it is him or Chen Zhengwei, what do they have to do with "books"?
"You'll know tonight!" Chen Zhengwei smiled nonchalantly. After Da Poland left, he went to the bar downstairs.

He often meets some people in the club recently.

On the one hand, it is to build closer relationships. For example, Chen Zhengwei has recently become familiar with William Day, the intermediate judge who acquitted Rong Jiahong and others last time.

He now has two of the three judges in San Francisco.

On the other hand, we are also looking for investment opportunities and attracting customers for the club.

That evening, a carriage load of books was delivered to the territory of Greater Poland.

Dapolan took a book from the carriage and flipped through it quickly. He immediately found that the book was different from what he expected.

It was full of pictures, some character dialogues, and a lot of exciting content. He immediately thought of the two painters.

Now the two painters still often go to his brothel, and the bills are all registered under Chen Zhengwei's name.

"This business is pretty good!" Great Poland had the books unloaded from the carriage, and then took the book back to the office to read it with great interest.

Then someone was sent to find some newspaper boys.

There was no need for him to hire people to sell books; he could just find some newspaper boys to do it.

He wanted to see if it sold well. If it did, maybe he could find two painters to paint a copy, or at worst give some to the boss.

After all, who would complain about having too much money?
The next day, after selling newspapers, many newsboys in San Francisco went back and took some more copies of A Tale of Two Cities and tucked them into their clothes. Then, they stopped ordinary workers at the street corners and said, "Selling the latest comic book, A Tale of Two Cities. It's super hot and exciting!"

"Do you think I can read?" The worker who was pulled back had a mocking smile on his face.

"This one is different, look!" The newsboy took out the book and quickly flipped to the exciting content: "Isn't it exciting enough? There's no other book like this in the whole United States!"

"And there are not only English ones, but also German, Italian ones..."

The worker in dirty work clothes with stains on his body raised his hand to snatch the book away, but the newsboy quickly dodged several steps and said, "It can't be sold if it's dirty. You can only read it if you buy it!"

The worker cursed: "FUCK!"

Then he asked, “How much?”

"3 USD!"

"Go away!"

The worker turned around and left, saying that $3 was enough for him to eat for a week.

The newsboy was a little disappointed, but soon turned his attention to other people.

Soon, several workers in work clothes pooled their money and bought a copy.

After all, $3 is a big sum of money for them, and they can barely accept it if they pool the money to buy a book and take turns reading it.

It's really that this kind of comic book is too novel and the content is too attractive.

After selling it for a few days, the newsboys discovered that the people who bought the new comic books were not ordinary workers as originally expected, but the middle class.

Although they would hide their purchases for fear of being discovered by others, they were much more generous than ordinary workers when paying.

There is another group of people who are happy to pay: educated, cleanly dressed ladies who always exclaim while quickly stuffing books into their bags.

Yan Qingyou also got a batch of books. After selling them for a few days, he found that people in Greater Poland used newsboys to sell the books, and they sold them very quickly. So he also found a group of newsboys and gave the books to them to sell.

After all, those educated, neatly dressed housewives would only think of running away quickly if they saw a strong man trying to sell them such erotic comics.

In this regard, the newsboys have an advantage.

……

At the same time, the conflict between Juan's men and the Jews intensified.

Just as Chen Zhengwei thought, Carlos had been beaten to death and the Jews had no way of releasing him.

Therefore, faced with this situation, they had only another means. A group of people smashed Juan's trading company and rescued several captured people from the residence of Carlos' men.

During this process, two of Juan's men in San Francisco were killed, and several others were seriously injured and sent to the hospital.

"Quietly kill those who are seriously injured!" Chen Zhengwei ordered casually after receiving the news.

"Poison their medicine, or inject air directly into their veins, and don't let anyone notice!"

Although the conflict between the two sides has already broken out, even if Chen Zhengwei does not intervene, the conflict between the two sides will become more and more intense.

But Chen Zhengwei didn't mind giving it another push.

San Francisco has been so peaceful lately, even though there are shootings and robberies every day, and people are murdered every day.

But in Chen Zhengwei's opinion, it was still too peaceful.

The calmness made him feel a little uncomfortable.

So he had to add fuel to the fire and stir up trouble for both sides.

That night, another of Juan's men who was seriously injured and sent to the hospital died of his injuries.

The conditions of the other two also deteriorated rapidly, and they all died in the hospital in the next two days.

"Brother Wei, Juan's men have disappeared, and they have all retreated! Even the trading company has closed down!"

"What does this mean? It means that a storm is coming!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)